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Simpson Strong-Tie volunteers from across the country traveled to the Gulf Coast, May 11-16, to work alongside former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Simpson Strong-Tie employees joined thousands of volunteers to build 30 new homes, rehabilitate 30 existing homes and frame up to 48 more in the host cities of Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss., as part of the 25th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project hosted by Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Fifteen Simpson Strong-Tie employees and three customers spent the week hammering, painting and landscaping to complete the Habitat houses. Volunteers came from California, Ohio, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina and Alabama.
Simpson Strong-Tie provided a cash donation as well as all of the structural connectors for the 30 new homes built during the weeklong project. The company also donated product for homes that will be rehabilitated or built at a later date.
"Our long time support of Habitat for Humanity is rooted in our continued commitment to help people build safer and stronger homes affordably," said Terry Kingsfather, president of Simpson Strong-Tie. "Simpson Strong-Tie products reinforce the frame of a home, increasing its ability to resist high winds and earthquakes - which ultimately helps keep families safe and their investment well protected."
In addition to helping sponsor the Carter Project, Simpson Strong-Tie has supported Habitat for Humanity for more than a decade by donating money, time and products to local projects. In 2007, Simpson Strong-Tie committed $1 million dollars in cash and products over a four-year period to help underwrite local and national Habitat programs. For more information about Habitat for Humanity International, visit www.habitat.org.
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